1. Tundra Alpine and Arctic
By: Angel Cunningham, Crystal McCool, and Madison Milka

2. What does tundra mean?
Tundra- one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic and alpine regions
The word tundra comes from the Finnish word "tunturia" which means barren land.

3. Two Types of Tundra Arctic Tundra-
level or nearly level treeless plain that has permanently frozen subsoil .
Alpine Tundra-
large, flat or gently sloping, treeless tracts of land.

4. Where Tundras Are Found

5. (Including melting ice.)
Climate In the Tundras
Rainfall:
6 to 10 inches
(Including melting ice.)
Temperature:
Winter -30 degrees
Summer degrees

6. Flora
Low Shrubs
Sedges
Reindeer Mosses
Grasses

7. Plants Adaptations
Growing close together and low to the ground reduce effects of cold and damage caused by ice and snow that are driven by dry winds.

8. Fauna Carnivores: Arctic wolf Brown bear Arctic foxes Herbivores:
Musk ox
Rabbits

9. Animal Adaptations
Small mammals have coats that change color from brown to white.
Large mammals hibernate.

10. Random Facts winds can blow up to 30 to 60 miles per hour
in the summer months when the ice begins to melt, it cannot be absorbed into the ground

11. Sources:
Encarta® World English Dictionary[North American Edition] © & (P) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.